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LMU’s on-campus housing includes traditional residence halls, suites, apartments, and theme houses, with more than 3,200 students living on campus. If you’re planning around breaks, residence halls and suite-style buildings close for Winter break, while apartments remain open.
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- Confirm the exact building or room type before comparing prices.
- Check whether your housing type stays open during any break you care about.
- If you may live off campus, use LMU’s Off Campus Student Life resources too.
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LMU says its Student Housing offers traditional residence halls, suites, apartments, and theme houses, and that these options serve more than 3,200 students on campus. The university also says some living options have ocean views, which is a nice Westchester flex.
- Use this as the starting point if you want to live on campus and stay close to classes and campus activities.
- LMU’s housing page also points off-campus students to Off Campus Student Life for connection to the campus community.
- Source: web-3.
What to know about Winter break
For Winter break, LMU says residence halls and suite-style buildings close on December 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., while apartments remain open. That means apartment-style housing is the verified option if staying on campus through the break matters to you.
- If you live in a residence hall or suite-style building, plan to move out by the stated closing time.
- If you want housing that stays open over Winter break, the university identifies apartments as open.
- Source: web-1.
What housing costs
LMU lists 2026–2027 housing rates by building and room type, and says rates are subject to change and are increased annually. Published examples include Del Rey North and Del Rey South doubles at $14,515, Desmond, Doheny, Rosecrans, and Whelan doubles at $14,411, McKay doubles at $14,600, and Palm North doubles at $16,292; single rooms listed include Del Rey North and Del Rey South at $17,418 and Palm North at $19,550.
- Your charged rate is tied to the room or apartment you are assigned, even if it was not among your preferences.
- LMU labels traditional residence halls as smoke-free buildings.
- Check the housing rates page for the exact building you’re considering before you commit.
- Source: web-2.
Where campus housing sits in the city
LMU’s main housing and campus services are on the Westchester main campus at 1 LMU Drive in Los Angeles, and the Playa Vista campus is at 12105 E. Waterfront Drive, Suite 200. For visitors to Playa Vista, LMU notes paid off-street parking, limited free street parking, and a free shuttle from the Westchester Campus that is open to the public.
- Use Westchester if you want the main campus setting.
- Use Playa Vista only if you need that campus location or are visiting there specifically.
- Source: web-3 and web-5.
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